Hi I have nearly a 10 month old chocolate lab whose name is Harley , we love him to bits but he starts to bite me more than the rest of the family , he jumps on the sofa and lets out a yelp and starts to bite my arm , sleep or anything he can get hold off , i get up off the sofa and then he starts jumping up biting I turn my back and he’ll either push me ( and he’s big and strong now and can push me into walls/doors) he’s jumping all the time and going crazy and biting in the end I either have to try s as if get out of the room or try and put him in his crate either way I come off the worse . He does this morning , evening I start dreading this time as it hurts and is getting me down and I do sometimes end in tears , please I’d there anyone out there that has had the same ? And does it change? As I’m getting to the end of my tether I don’t no what it means , am I doing something wrong , I’ve got to the stage that I really don’t know what else to do please let me know if anyone else has experienced this .
I think it's adolescence from what I've read. My pup (first ever dog) is nearly 4 months so I'm getting prepared for the adolescent period in a few months and I think it's a testing of his boundaries type of thing? I think the first recommended thing to do is treat him like you are training a puppy. Someone on another thread said its basically rekindling all the things he's learned as a puppy from the back of his mind to the front. It should be easier because he knows everything you just have to get him there.
Luna is now nearly one and currently in heat. She is the same with me but not always hurting me. I agree that you need to basically go back to basics. The hormones have kicked in and everything they know is now pushed to the side. Make sure he is psychically and mentally stimulated, do scent games in the house/garden and make him work for treats. He is wanting attention but make sure he earns yours in the right way and not misbehaving. We change the tone of our voice for Luna and if she isn't doing desirable behaviour we use a firm clear voice, if we are playing and shes behaving then its a fun tone we use so she knows the difference.
